Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Kazakhstan and 0.31 of 1 in Kyrgyzstan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.21 times that in Kazakhstan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Kazakhstan and 0.31 of 1 in Kyrgyzstan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.21 times that in Kazakhstan.
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What the numbers say

  • Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearKazakhstanKyrgyzstanWorld
20250.260.310.48
20240.270.320.49
20230.270.350.49
20220.270.380.5
20210.250.410.5
20200.240.390.51
20190.240.440.52
20180.230.470.52
20170.240.450.52
20160.240.450.52
20150.230.460.52
20140.230.450.52
20130.230.450.52
20120.230.470.53
20110.230.470.53
20100.240.380.52
20090.240.290.52
20080.240.310.52
20070.240.320.52
20060.240.330.52
20050.240.320.52
20040.250.280.51
20030.250.280.51
20020.250.280.5
20010.260.290.49
20000.270.290.49
19990.270.290.49
19980.280.290.49
19970.30.290.49
19960.280.30.48
19950.290.30.47
19940.30.320.47
19930.30.340.46
19920.30.350.44
19910.290.290.42
19900.250.250.41
19890.180.180.36
19880.150.150.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.120.120.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.110.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.110.110.31
19780.110.110.3
19770.110.110.3
19760.110.110.29
19750.110.110.29
19740.110.110.29
19730.110.110.29
19720.110.110.29
19710.110.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.10.10.29
19610.110.110.29
19600.110.110.28
19590.110.110.27
19580.110.110.27
19570.110.110.27
19560.110.110.26
19550.110.110.25
19540.110.110.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.10.10.24
19510.10.10.24
19500.10.10.23
19490.10.10.22
19480.10.10.22
19470.10.10.21
19460.10.10.19
19450.090.090.16
19440.090.090.14
19430.090.090.14
19420.090.090.14
19410.090.090.15
19400.10.10.15
19390.10.10.17
19380.10.10.17
19370.120.120.17
19360.110.110.17
19350.110.110.17
19340.110.110.18
19330.110.110.18
19320.110.110.19
19310.110.110.18
19300.110.110.18
19290.110.110.19
19280.110.110.19
19270.110.110.19
19260.110.110.19
19250.110.110.19
19240.110.110.19
19230.110.110.19
19220.110.110.19
19210.110.110.19
19200.110.110.18
19190.110.110.16
19180.130.130.15
19170.10.10.15
19160.110.110.15
19150.110.110.15
19140.110.110.15
19130.110.110.15
19120.110.110.15
19110.110.110.15
19100.110.110.15
19090.110.110.15
19080.110.110.15
19070.110.110.15
19060.110.110.15
19050.070.070.15
19040.050.050.14
19030.050.050.14
19020.050.050.15
19010.050.050.14
19000.050.050.14
18990.030.030.22
18980.030.030.22
18970.040.040.22
18960.040.040.22
18950.040.040.22
18940.040.040.21
18930.040.040.21
18920.040.040.21
18910.040.040.2
18900.040.040.2
18890.040.040.2
18880.040.040.2
18870.040.040.2
18860.040.040.19
18850.040.040.19
18840.040.040.2
18830.040.040.19
18820.040.040.19
18810.030.030.19
18800.030.030.19
18790.030.030.19
18780.030.030.18
18770.030.030.18
18760.030.030.19
18750.03–0.18
18740.03–0.18
18730.03–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.03–0.16
18630.03–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
17990.02–0.05
17980.02–0.06
17970.02–0.05
17960.02–0.05
17950.02–0.05
17940.02–0.05
17930.02–0.05
17920.02–0.05
17910.02–0.05
17900.02–0.05
17890.03–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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